Indiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Article 5.1 - PUBLIC UTILITY ASSESSMENT
Rule 9 - Valuation of Other Tangible Personal Property
Section 9-4 - Returnable containers

Universal Citation: 50 IN Admin Code 9-4

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 6-1.1-8-42; IC 6-1.1-31-1

Affected: IC 6-1.1-8-26

Sec. 4.

(a) Returnable containers must be reported for property assessment purposes at the tax situs where located on the assessment date by the person owning the returnable containers.

(b) The owner of any personal property subject to assessment and taxation on the assessment date has the responsibility for reporting such property for assessment and taxation. Returnable containers must be reported on the appropriate form on the public utility company's annual report to the department. If the returnable containers are locally assessed personal property, the returnable containers must also be reported to the township assessor.

(c) The possessor of not-owned returnable containers has the responsibility for disclosing such property to the local assessing officials and the department.

(d) The cost of returnable containers is computed by extending the quantity of such property on hand by:

(1) the amount of deposit required for such item;

(2) the refund entitled thereto when such returnable containers are returned to the owner;

(3) the sales price of the returnable property; or

(4) the cost of such returnable containers in the hands of the owner since the owner is liable for assessment.

(e) The value of returnable containers is computed in the same manner as other locally assessed personal property or distributable property that the public utility company may own.

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